"I congratulate the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee on his well-thought-out speech. I know the good work that his Committee is doing on defence expenditure. It is a real privilege and pleasure to see so many of my colleagues from the Defence Committee in the Chamber. They all do …..." Derek Twigg - View Speech
"I am going to call the Front Benchers no later than 5.10 pm, so could Members keep their speeches to around five minutes?..." Derek Twigg - View Speech
"Order. I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called. If speeches are kept to around seven minutes, we will get everyone in...." Derek Twigg - View Speech
"Can I give an assurance that we in the ISC are very confident that we can do an effective job on this? It is worth pointing out that we cannot be told what we can and cannot publish. That will be a matter and a decision for us. May I …..." Derek Twigg - View Speech
"It is disappointing that neither the Opposition nor the Government have referenced the important role that the ISC could have here. As a member of the Intelligence and Security Committee—I have spoken to its Chair, the Lord Beamish, and we heard earlier from its deputy Chair—we feel that the Committee …..." Derek Twigg - View Speech
"I place on the record that I support completely what the deputy Chair of the ISC, of which I am also a member, just said. The process issue needs looking at urgently, and the deputy Chair was clear about the problems we faced. An important letter today from the GCHQ …..." Derek Twigg - View Speech